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Delegate Pack for Gender Gender: Actions to Achieve Positive Change 15 June 2015 Stirling Court Hotel Gender: Actions to Achieve Positive Change Contents Page Purpose of the day………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 3 Programme…………............................………………………………………………………………………….........…... 4 Workshops…………………………………………...............................……………………………………………...……. 6 Delegate list…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Scottish Funding Council Gender Action Plan……………………….…………….………………………………… 10 Notes.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15 Purpose of the day A Gender Action Plan is currently being developed by SFC, in partnership with SDS and the Scottish Government. This event will be an opportunity to share good practice and consider how the action plan should be shaped to support colleges, universities and partners in addressing gender imbalances to meet the ambitions of Government policy, such as in Developing the Young Workforce: Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy. Whilst the action plan will ultimately have a broader focus, this initial event will be focused on looking at gender imbalances amongst students. 3 Gender: Actions to Achieve Positive Change Programme 9.30am Coffee and Registration 10.00am Welcome – Alice Brown, Chair, Scottish Funding Council 10.10 – 11.00 Key notes – The case for change and how colleges and universities are responding • The student perspective - Rebecca O’Neill • The case for change - Emma Ritch, Director, Engender • A college strategic approach: Ayrshire College – Marla Baird, Equalities and Inclusion Manager • A university initiative: Educated Pass - Neil Speirs, Senior Widening Participation Officer, University of Edinburgh 11.00 – 11.15 Coffee 11.15 – 11.45 The Gender Action Plan – The key issues and achieving sustainable change by working together • SFC overview – John Kemp, Director of Access, Skills and Outcome Agreements • SDS overview – Katie Hutton, Depute Director, National Training Programmes 11.45 – 12.30 Table discussions 12.30 – 12.45 Feedback – main themes 12.45 – 1.30 Lunch 4 1.30 – 2.25 Workshops – practice sharing 1. Challenging gender imbalances in degree courses 2. Gender plus: understanding the multiple factors that influence student access 3. Achieving non-gendered pathways from school choices to employment outcomes 4. Let’s Talk About Sex: utilising funding to kick start STEM gender equality 2.35 – 3.30 Workshops 1 - 4 running again See outlines on next page 3.30pm Close, with refreshments available 5 Gender: Actions to Achieve Positive Change Workshops 1. Challenging gender imbalances in degree courses The workshop will analyse the complex issue of gender imbalances in degrees. It will consider the experiences of Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP) students who have studied an access programme and are now at University studying nursing, primary education and engineering. The workshop will consider the challenges faced by students in breaking down stereotypes and practical ways Universities and Colleges can address these issues. The participants in the workshop will analyse the effectiveness of intervention at: • raising awareness of opportunities and marketing of programmes • challenging attitudes • supporting the role of the College and University lecturer • developing students as role models This workshop will be facilitated by Kenny Anderson, Scottish Wider Access Programme. 2. Gender plus: understanding the multiple factors that influence student access This workshop will take gender as the starting point for a discussion about the concept of intersectionality and its relevance for access to further and higher education. Using case studies, discussion and activities participants will map out the multiple factors that influence student access. Participants will also be provided with the opportunity to think about how they can take account of these different factors through using existing activities and building partnerships within their institutions to tackle gender imbalances. This workshop will be facilitated by Gemma Tracey and David Bass from the Equality Challenge Unit. 3. Achieving non-gendered pathways from school choices to employment outcomes This workshop will discuss Forth Valley College’s STEM and SCOTS program*, the 8-14 and 14+ school link and transition. Following an overview of the college’s work, delegates will be invited to design a STEM Plus course to address gender imbalance across all areas of elivery. * The Schools-College Opportunities to Succeed (SCOTS) programme is jointly delivered with Forth Valley’s local authority partners. The programme is for pupils entering S4 who see college as a potential post-school destination, but are unclear about their choice of vocational area or future pathway and are deemed to be at risk of low achievement and a potential negative destination. The programme specifically sets out to challenge gender stereotypical vocational choices. This workshop will be facilitated by Fiona Jackson and Rob McDermott from Forth Valley College. 6 4. Let’s Talk About Sex: utilising funding to kick start STEM gender equality This workshop will explore work carried out by Equate Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University in tackling gender inequalities in STEM subjects. The presenters will outline the strategic intent behind their work, challenges encountered and its impact. Participants will then have the opportunity through small group and plenary discussion to share experiences from their own institutions in tackling gender inequality in STEM. Common themes will be identified and collated. The workshop will be facilitated by Allison Johnston, Equate Scotland and Sandra Cairncross, Edinburgh Napier University. 7 Gender: Actions to Achieve Positive Change Delegate list First name Last name Job title Organisation Table Rachel Adamson Senior Policy Officer SFC 2 Michelle Anderson Director of Library Services Robert Gordon Univeristy 9 Kenny Anderson Director SWAP West 7 Anne Ashton Senior Policy Executive Scottish Government 1 Ruth Bain Administrator FOCUS West 11 Marla Baird Equalities and Inclusion Manager Ayrshire College 2 Elaine Ballantyne Equality Officer South Lanarkshire College 10 David Bass Senior Policy Adviser Equality Challenge Unit 8 Nancy Birney Head of Equality & Inclusion Glasgow Clyde College 8 Stef Black Policy & Research Coordinator University of Stirling SA 4 Alice Brown Chair SFC 1 Fiona Burns Assistant Director, Access SFC 4 Sandra Cairncross Assistant Principal Student Experience Edinburgh Napier University 1 Fiona Caldwell Policy Officer Abertay University 7 Andrea Cameron Head of School of Social and Health Sciences Abertay University 8 Hollie Cameron VP Education University of Stirling SA 2 Maria GraziaCascio Athena SWAN coordinator University of Aberdeen 7 Janine Chalmers Equality and Diversity Adviser University of Aberdeen 8 Neil Croll Head of Widening Participation University of Glasgow 10 Karen Cullen Outreach & Community Engagement Team Queen Margaret University 6 Patricia Currie Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Manager Glasgow Kelvin College 9 Jill Davie Schools & Community Planning Officer West Lothian College 7 Edna Docherty Policy, Planning and Governance Officer University of Stirling 5 Lesley Dunbar Director SWAP East 6 Helen Duncan Equality and Diversity Adviser Perth College UHI 10 Jennifer Dunlop Policy Manager Glasgow Caledonian University 11 Valerie Egdell Senior Research Fellow Edinburgh Napier University 2 Clare Fraser Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager West College Scotland 11 Linda Gibson Widening Participation Office - Reach Project University of St Andrews 11 Ian Graham Academic Registrar/Lecturer Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI 9 Stephanie Graham Vice Principal Educational Leadership West College Scotland 9 Linda Grant MIS Officer Edinburgh College 10 Susan Grant Head of Quality North East Scotland College 6 Neva Haites VP and Champion for E&D University of Aberdeen 9 Pauline Hanesworth Academic Development Officer (Equality and Diversity) HEA Scotland 9 Jane Henderson Widening Access Manager Ayrshire College 4 Gill Hogg Acting Vice-Principal Heriot-Watt University 1 Peter Hughes Development Manager Skills Development Scotland 8 Katie Hutton Depute Director, National Training Programmes Skills Development Scotland 3 Susan Inglis Equalities, Policy and Research Manager Edinburgh College 11 Fiona Jackson CM Forth Valley College 4 Allison Johnstone Project Officer Equate Scotland 10 John Kemp Director of Access, Skills and Outcome Agreements SFC 3 Louise Ker Policy Officer (Learning & Teaching) Universities Scotland 11 8 First name Last name Job title Organisation Table Tracey Kerr Widening Participation Manager University of Stirling 6 David Killean Vice Principal - Quality and Innovation Borders College 1 Andrew Kinnell Student Union President University of Stirling 7 Louise Lauchlan Policy Officer SFC 6 Dorothee Leslie Director of Curriculum (Higher Education) Dundee and Angus College 8 Ian Lowe Project Manager - Dundee Academy of Sport Abertay University 9 Lesley Macniven Development Partner Edinburgh Napier University 3 Alison Malcolm Policy Officer SFC 7 Priscilla Marongwe Equality and Diversity Business Partner SRUC 3 Suzanne Marshall Advisor- Equalities College Development Network 4 David Marshall Director of Student Services Glasgow Clyde College 6 Julie Martin Policy Executive Scottish Government 7 Muriel Masson Student Retention and Surveys Officer Queen Margaret University 7 Halena McAnulty Senior Policy Officer SFC 8 Janet McCauslin Director
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